Are you interested in working with or recruiting students from CMU?
Colorado Mesa University would like to invite you to use Handshake, a modern platform that enables employers to search for and manage relationships with top talent at universities across the country. Whether they be credit-bearing or not, paid or un-paid, Handshake allows you to easily post your internship/job opportunity, recruiting to the entire student body of CMU. In order to do so, simply create an account by going to https://app.joinhandshake.com/login, and follow the prompts. Once an employer account is created, you can easily begin posting your internship/job opportunities with a few clicks of a button. Handshake even allows you to filter the applicants by graduation date, GPA, and major preferences. Accessing Handshake is easy and better yet, it’s free!
For more information on Handshake and how it can help you find your next student intern or employee, contact the Colorado Mesa University Career Services department at 970-248-1404 or [email protected].
Internship Funding Available
If you are an employer in an innovative industry the state of Colorado may help you with your internship costs. They will fund up to $5,000 per intern for an intern with a minimum of 130 on-the-job training hours completed in 6 months. The next application cycle opens January 1, 2018.
The program awards matching grants up to $5,000 per intern for on-the-job training in the following industries:
• Advanced manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Bioscience
• Construction
• Electronics
• Energy & Natural resources
• Engineering
• Information Technology
Here are the eligibility requirements:
Business Requirements:
• At least 80% of businesses receiving reimbursement must have less than 100 employees
• A business may be reimbursed for up to 5 interns per location
• The maximum amount that a business may be reimbursed for each intern is $5,000
• Businesses must cover at least 50% of the costs of the internship with a reimbursement cap of $5,000
• At least half of the reimbursement amount must be paid to the intern
• Intern must be paid at least $10/hour
• To be reimbursed, a business must receive approval for the reimbursement from the division prior to the start of the qualifying internship
• The division shall pay the business at least the preapproved amount for a qualifying internship when the internship has been completed
Internship Requirements:
To qualify for reimbursement, an internship must:
• Be in an innovative industry and have a physical operation facility in Colorado
• Be for at least 130 hours and last up to 6 months
• Pay the intern at least $10 per hour and at least half the reimbursement amount
• Provide a supervisor for the intern
• Be in a for-profit or non-profit business (government and schools are not eligible)
• The business must provide worker’s compensation insurance
Intern Eligibility:
• Intern must be enrolled full-time in a secondary school, adult education, college (no master’s level), or certificate/training program OR a graduate from one of these schools within 6 months p post-graduation
• Intern must be a resident of the state of Colorado
• Must not be a current or past employee of a participating business or relative of an owner or operator of a participating business
• Must not displace a current employee of the business
To date, only five rural companies have taken advantage of the program through two funding cycles. The Grand Junction Area Chamber would be happy to assist you with applying for this workforce development funding. Give us a call at 970-242-3214 and ask for CJ or Darcy.
Click here to download full version of the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce December 2017 Newsletter